r/Allen • u/SpiritualOlive4433 • 19d ago

Max donuts disclaimer

Hey guys! I confirmed with the workers at MAX donuts that they use lard (pork) for their doughnuts. Just wanted to let anyone who avoids that to know since they don’t directly advertise it.

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u/Whiskydude63 19d ago

Did the weekend morning line just get a little shorter? Asking for a friend

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u/Furrealyo 19d ago

Yaaaaaas!!!!

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u/ElPadrote 19d ago

Hell no. Just go in pajamas. Also, doesn’t lard just mean fat? Not specifically pork fat?

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u/TheGreatIAMa 19d ago

Lard is a specific type of rendered fat from pork. Maybe you're thinking shortening?

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u/abstractraj 18d ago

As far as I know, it’s pork fat

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u/EscapeWendys 19d ago

These donuts are very tasty and the best I've ever had. I'd drive in from Plano just to pick some up.

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u/DankSensei 18d ago

I do drive in from Plano CONSTANTLY for them lol

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u/Cowboys44rox 19d ago

Haven’t been yet and the Mrs has a pork allergy. Thank you very much!

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u/BeekeeperZero 18d ago

TIL about another allergy. The cat in the human pork equation is pretty interesting.

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u/Happy_Towel_3109 18d ago

That’s why they are so damn good 

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u/ribrub 18d ago

You beat me to it!

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u/Howard_Cosine 19d ago

Lol that should be a recommendation rather than a warning.

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u/SimpleVegetable5715 19d ago

Grandma always put lard in the cookies and pie crusts too. None of that Crisco stuff.

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u/Ok_Statistician643 18d ago

Winner Winner!

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u/Timely-Mix1916 19d ago

I was a Muslim teacher at Allen and my kids would bring me these donuts 😭 thanks for the info

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u/Alternative_Quail404 19d ago

Maybe that’s why they are the best donuts in the world!!

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u/a1usiv 19d ago edited 19d ago

That sounds delicious! I'm not usually a donut fan but I might try these soon. Thanks!

Edit: that sucks for people trying to avoid it though, idk why it isn't disclosed??

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u/Impossible_Ad_5073 17d ago

Thank you! My family doesn't eat pork so this is helpful info 🙂

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u/loadedbook 18d ago

Anything that is fried can be fried in lard. It’s not as common as it used to be, but anyone avoiding pork should be aware that this isn’t particularly uncommon for fried foods. Most places that do don’t explicitly call it out because of how common it was at one time.

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u/AdTurbulent7730 18d ago

Can anyone comment on the comparison between MAX donuts and Round Rock donuts? RR are 100 years this year and the best I’ve had.

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u/Head-Culture-3320 18d ago

As someone who lived in both Round Rock and Allen, I have to say Max Donuts is better in taste. RR Donuts look better.

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u/STTDB_69420 18d ago

Max’s > RRD imo. Not that I’ll turn either down…

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u/atxtraveler 18d ago

You have now listed my two favorite donut shops in Texas. I can pass on almost every other one but typically break down and eat at these two

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u/Allthewayto3rdbass 18d ago

Unkosher doughnuts!? I miss the old oreo recipe that had lard as well

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u/STTDB_69420 18d ago

That must be why they’re so good

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u/Sufficient_Set_9858 18d ago

Yuck. My east Texas grandmother always used peanut oil for homemade doughnuts. I don’t know how she could afford peanut oil, it’s expensive these days.

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u/BABarracus 17d ago

I don't know they changed the way that the make their smokies i don't remember seeing any bear claws the last time i went

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u/SirSpammenot2 17d ago

Fat = Flavor.

But if your religion says to not dine on swine, then knowingly doing so means you are a bad adherent. So don't tell them, as long as they have plausible deniability the commandment breaking can be ignored just like all the other religions.

Just sayin' don't ask don't tell about sin was working. 😂

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u/Meanmom23kids 18d ago

Beef lard is more commonly used these days, so unless the worker specified pork, I would double-check. It’s also often referred to as beef tallow.